Korean

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Etymology

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From (dwi, back) +‎ (-s-) +‎ () (myeon( 面 )).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɥi(ː)nmjʌ̹n] ~ [ˈty(ː)nmjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dwinmyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dwismyeon
McCune–Reischauer?twinmyŏn
Yale Romanization?twīsmyen

Noun

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뒷면 (dwinmyeon) (hanja 뒷面)

  1. back side

Antonyms

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